Chapter 64: Dark Circles

  Facing Cheng Shuiyi's curiosity, Su Yifan surprisingly endured and didn't reveal any details.

  "I'll send you an email tonight with details."

  Yang Bingbing smiled and said, "What secret is there, still need to send an email?"

  "You'll know soon." Su Yifan is now not only able to keep calm in front of his female classmates, but also knows how to change the subject. "You quit your position in the student union like this, won't Zhai Yufei bother you?"

  Yang Bingbing suddenly asked with a bit of arrogance: "Do you think Zhai Yufei dares?"

  Su Yifan also understood immediately and realized that Yang Bingbing's family might not be simple either, so she didn't ask such questions anymore.

  It was Niel, who had been quietly following beside them, who suddenly said: "That Zhai Yan is not a gentleman."

  Nell said it very seriously, matching that cute expression, making everyone laugh out loud together.

  After laughing, the mood wasn't so bad anymore. Everyone returned to their classrooms for late-night self-study. Cheng Shuiying specially came over and dragged Su Yifan to take a look at the annual ranking list, and indeed saw his name in 39th place.

  "It really wasn't a waste helping you with your studies." Cheng Shui was very pleased, she was a girl who liked the feeling of accomplishment. "Also, thank you for treating me so well these past few days, I feel like all the coffee I drank was worth its weight in gold."

  Nell called out beside him: "Su, and me too! I'm accompanying you as well!"

  Su Yifan hastily nodded: "Yes yes yes, thank you."

  The classroom is now in an uproar, Su Yifan's grades are not the only news, everyone compares their scores, sighs and murmurs, all sorts of discussions fill the air. On the contrary, after Su Yifan and Cheng Shuiyan returned to their seats, they seemed very calm, Cheng Shuiyan's score this time was already a stunning achievement in the eleventh year of school.

  Just as many people claim, Cheng Shui Xin's excellence is simply a habit and attitude, she doesn't take it seriously.

  Nell's grades hovered around one hundredth in her grade level. Considering her language barrier, this was already a remarkable achievement.

  Tonight was the time when Su Xiaoqing and he had agreed to have dinner together. In fact, Su Yifan's heart was very uneasy at this moment, and he didn't know what the outcome of this meeting would be.

  Thinking of Su Xiaoqing's ease in handling everything, Su Yifan felt that there was actually nothing to worry about.

  Su Xiaqing booked the dinner at Zhongjing International, which has private rooms specially prepared for family banquets. Su Yifan went home after school to meet with his parents and when he got home, seeing his formally dressed parents made him want to laugh.

  "It's just eating, no need to be so formal, right?"

  "This is polite." Su Shen's tone when speaking to his son was especially gentle, which was something that Su Yifan took great pride in. "You should change your clothes too."

  Su Yifan didn't refute his father's words and went back to his room to change into a different jacket.

  Su Shen habitually picked up the car key, thought for a moment and then put it back.

  "Take a taxi home, it's troublesome if you drink and drive back."

  When the family arrived at Zhongjing International, there were cheongsam beauties who feared no spring chill waiting at the entrance.

  "Is it Mr. Su?" The polite lady smiled at Su Shen, which made Su Yifan's mother pinch her husband.

  When I arrived at the private room, Su Xiaqing was already waiting inside. Today's Su Xiaqing seemed to be very formal as well, wearing a rare Western-style suit and tie, and even wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, looking much more mature all of a sudden.

  "Uncle, Auntie." Su Xiaoqing naturally walked over to help Gu Ying take off his coat and pulled him down to sit beside her without being too polite. "Finally met you guys, feeling quite excited."

  Su Shen sat down and took a glance at the fruit platter and teapot on the table, made a few polite remarks before asking: "You're Su Yifan's sister? What are you so excited about seeing us?"

  "Uncle, do you remember your elder brother Su Changji? He was ten years older than your father and then lost contact..."

  Su Shen was taken aback: "What do you mean there's such a person? What about it? I heard that my uncle went abroad later, but we've been out of touch with them all along. Our family has moved many times too, and now it's even more impossible to find them."

  Su Xiaoqing smiled: "Then you still haven't guessed who I am?"

  Su Shen is really shocked this time.

  "What? You're Big Brother's..."

  Su Xiaqing nodded: "I didn't tell Su Yifan about this before, so he lied to you that I was his classmate's sister. Don't blame him. My name is Su Xiaqing, and I'm also a member of the Su family."

  Su Shen bowed his head and calculated for a moment, then slapped his thigh and said: "It's been over thirty years since we lost contact, are you really...?"

  Su Xiaqing smiled and took out a reprinted old photo from her handbag and handed it to Su Shen: "Take a look, it can't be wrong."

  After seeing the photo, Su Shen already believed seven or eight parts of it.

  "That old man..."

  Su Xiaoqing's expression turned gloomy: "It's already gone."

  Su Shen also let out a sigh.

  "I'm currently busy with some domestic business, and I thought I'd take the opportunity to see if there were any relatives left. But unexpectedly, I ran into Su Yifan first." Su Xiaqing smiled and continued to explain, "My younger brother and I get along pretty well, but you know... being close to home makes me nervous, so I didn't dare meet with you. This time, Su Yifan did very well on his exams, so I thought why not take advantage of the happy occasion and come see you."

  Su Shen was overjoyed and rubbed his hands together: "Don't say that, being able to see loved ones is good enough, where's the unhappiness? Wait, what did you just say? Su Yifan's grades are very good?"

  Su Yifan innocently raised his hand: "Thirty-ninth in the mid-term exam of the school year, I didn't cheat you, you can go to the school to check."

  Su Shen still understood his son's strength very well. Upon hearing this news, he looked at his wife with a smile, and didn't even know how to laugh.

  Gu Ying was shocked: "You really ranked 39th in the school this year?"

  Su Yifan nodded: "Really, you go to school and check..."

  Gu Ying, who also knew the ups and downs of school life, asked again: "You didn't copy from others, did you?"

  "No, there was only one classmate I knew in the entire examination room."

  Gu Ying smiled with a raised eyebrow: "You've been coming back very late recently, have you been reading books?"

  "Yeah, I'm having extra classes with my classmates."

  Watching the mother and son chatting, Su Xiaoqing didn't rush to speak either, just smiling as she looked on. Gu Ying said a few words before realizing she had neglected today's host, so she hastily asked: "Xiaoqing is so young yet has started her own business? Are you Eldest Uncle's granddaughter?"

  "They get married later and later with each generation, so now I'm not much older than Su Yifan."

  Once the relationship was clarified, everyone had more topics to discuss. Su Shen mostly asked about life in the US, and Su Xiao gave some simple answers before bringing up Su Yifan's trip to the US.

  "Sui Yifan will follow me to play over there for a few days, you don't have to worry." Sui Xiaqing said very lightly, "If Uncle wants to go see my father now, he can set off at any time, or we can go together."

  Su Shen shook his head: "My visa has expired, and it's too late to reapply in these few days."

  Su Xiaqing smiled and said: "What's difficult about that? I'll help you get an expedited business visa, using my company's name."

  Su Shen couldn't help but feel a little moved, but thinking of his family members who were still in the dark about his true identity, and seeing his wife Gu Ying slightly shaking her head, he quickly suppressed this idea.

  "It's probably not possible anyway, Su Yifan is still young, it's good for him to go out and see more of the world."

  Su Yifan knew that this was Dad's consent for her trip, and she couldn't help but give her old man a thumbs up with a pleased expression.

  Su Shen glared at his son: "Be careful when you go out, don't cause trouble for your sister."

  Su Yifan hastily put on a frightened expression, his face full of joy as he trembled with fear.

  They had a pleasant dinner, and Su Shen asked many questions about the past. Su Xiaoqing answered one by one. People of that era all have so-called era trauma complex, and although Su Shen was born relatively late, he still felt nostalgic. Gu Ying couldn't help but mock her husband's cultural disease in front of Su Xiaoqing, and could only let Su Shen go.

  After dinner, Su Shen had already gotten the phone number of the US side, making it convenient for him to contact them at any time. Gu Ying pretended to go to the restroom, wanting to secretly pay the bill, but was informed that the cost of this private room had already been settled, and when she asked the server to bring over the bill to take a look, her heart skipped a beat.

  After going home in the evening, Su Shen originally wanted to talk to his son, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was useless. Although Su Yifan is very honest, he has always had his own ideas, and as a father, there's no use saying anything.

  Su Yifan sat in the front passenger seat of the taxi and found that his father's eyes looked worried. After arriving home, he took the opportunity to whisper to Su Shen: "Dad, don't worry, I'll take care of myself and not let you worry."

  Hearing his son speak like this, Su Shen realized that the child he had been raising for so many years had finally grown up. With a sigh of relief, Su Shen said nothing more.

  After returning to the room, Su Yifan first connected his Apple phone and computer, then started writing an email to Cheng Shuiying.

  The email's content was simple: "Find a few of your online friends to help spread this video."

  The video recorded on the iPhone is the entire process of Su Yifan and Di Yu Fei's bet. From the very beginning, when Su Yifan was preparing to make a bet with Di Yu Fei, he had an ulterior motive and secretly recorded the whole process with his mobile phone. The video recording from the iPhone has excellent sound quality, and everyone's words can be heard clearly. Su Yifan knew that Cheng Shui Xin had a strong influence on the internet, so he simply handed over this video to her and let her think of ways to spread it.

  After sending the video to Cheng Shui'an in super large attachment mode, Su Yifan received a reply without waiting for two minutes.

  Cheng Shui Xin returned a smiling face and three words.

  "Good job!"

  Su Yifan smiled slightly at the computer and turned around to start today's exercise.

  Contrary to Su Yifan's expectations, Cheng Shuiying made no move that night.

  The next morning, Su Yifan saw Cheng Shuiyan coming to school early with dark circles under her eyes and pulling him to the playground.

  "What's wrong?"

  "Isn't this all your fault?" Cheng Shuiying rarely used a blaming tone when speaking to Su Yifan, "Last night I was editing the video and didn't sleep until midnight."

  "Editing?" Su Yifan was confused.

  "Yes, I edited it a bit to make him look more despicable," said Cheng Shuiying. "You know that video of 'Huashi 911'?"

  "I've seen it."

  "There are many shots inside that have been edited, so the effect is particularly strong. For example, someone in the middle asks 'how to solve unemployment', and the president replies 'go find a job'. These two videos may not have occurred within the same time frame, but after editing them together, it gives everyone the feeling that this president is an idiot."

  Su Yifan suddenly enlightened: "I understand, so I decided to hand over the video to you is correct."

  As soon as he mentioned this, Cheng Shui immediately showed a smile: "Yes, let's see how Di Yufei defends himself."

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  Let's change the update time to around 7 o'clock in the evening from now on. How does everyone feel after watching the Unreal News Broadcast?